Method of measuring for toupees and the like



y 2, 1933. M. FIRESTEIN 1,906,954

METHOD OF MEASURING FOR TOUPEES AND THE LIKE Filed Oct. 9, 1931 INVENTORPatented May 2, 1933 UNETE gTTES MAX FIRESTEIN, OF LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIA, A$SIGNOR TO lv'IAX FACTOR'& CCL, INC., OF LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE IVIE'IHOD F MEASURING FOIL TGUPEESAND THE LIKE Application filed October 9, 1931.

My invention relates to a new method for measuring the bald spot on ahuman head for the purpose of fitting thereto a toupee, wig, or thelike, and it has among its salient objects to provide a simple,practical and accurate method of taking accurate measurements and shapesfor this purpose; to provide a method which includes the marking uponthe head the former hair line with a substance which will be reproducedupon a sheet pressed thereupon and which can be cut to the shape whichproperly outlines the desired hair line as a guide for the head piecewhich is to be applied to the head and give the desired appearance.

In order to explain my new method, I have illustrated the same on theaccompanying sheet of drawing which I Will now describe.

Figure 1 is a face view of the head of a bald person with the firststeps in my new process illustrated;

Figure 2 is a similar view with the second and fourth steps illustrated;and

Figure 3 is a top view showing the bald spot and the usual measurements.

WVhere the normal hairline has receded, or one is extremely bald, it isfirst necessary to determine the position of the natural hairline. Thisis done in an effective manner by placing the three middle fingersslightly above the bridge of the nose between the eyebrows and thenmarking a little cross on the forehead, as at 4;, Figs. 1 and 2, with adenmatograph pencil. The vertical line of this little cross is in directline with the nose, while the horizontal mark of the little cross isdirectly above the upper finger, as illustrated.

Having determined the location of the natural hair line, the next stepin my new method is to draw on the left side only, an outline of thehairline which is or which was, bringing this line over to the highestpoint on the temple where there is still a hair line. This mark oroutline is made with the dermatograph pencil and is designated 5, onFig. 2.

The next step in my method involves the use of a folded sheet of paper,folded upon itself from left to right, with an arrow Serial No. 567,855.

marked thereon with its point at the fold, as seen in Fig. l, the foldedsheet being designated 6, and the arrow 7.

-This folded sheet is placed against the forehead, as illustrated inFig. 1, with the point of the arrow at the point of intersection of thelittle cross 4, and the left'or folded edge in alinement with thevertical mark of the little cross, then the paper is pressed down firmlyupon the head so that the marks previously made will be reproduced uponthe paper, this mark being shown'in broken line, Fig. 1. While the paperis still in its folded condition, cut it along the reproduced mark.

After the paper is thus marked and cut and unfolded or opened out, asseen in Fig. 2, it will give the pattern for the entire front hairline.The parting line is designated 8. This is also marked on the head withthe pencil and makes the proper impression on the underside of thepaper.

The length and width of the bald area can then be measured in the usualknown way, as illustrated by the lines on Fig. 3, but which are not apart of this invention. This invention has to do with determining thenormal and proper front hairline and in making a proper pattern thereforso that the head piece can be properly formed and then, when applied tothe head, will give the appearance of a normal front hairline.

I do not limit this invention to the exact details shown and described,except as I may be limited by the hereto appended claims.

I claim:

1. The method of making a pattern for the front hairline which includesmarking on the forehead the normal hairline with a substance which willreproduce itself on a sheet, pressing a sheet of material upon the marksthus made, and then cutting the sheet along the reproduced marks to formthe pattern.

2. The method of making a pattern for the front hairline which includesthe marking on the forehead a little cross the vertical line of which isin alinement with the nose and the horizontal mark of which is thenormal hairline position, marking the hairline from said horizontal markon the left side to the highest point on the temple where hair remains,placing a folded sheet upon 5 said marks and pressing it to reproducethe marks thereon, cutting said sheet while folded along said marks, andunfolding to form the complete front hairline pattern.

3. The herein described means and meth- 0d of measuring for toupees andthe like which includes the marking on the forehead the point of thenormal hairline, marking the hairline from said point to one side of thehead with a substance which will reproduce upon a sheet pressedthereupon, placing a folded sheet against the forehead and pressing itupon said marks with the folded edge at said point of normal hairlineand in line with the nose, and then cutting said folded sheet on saidreproduced mark,

whereby to form the front hairline by unfoldin said sheet.

4. The process of making a front hair line pattern which consists inoutlining half of said front hairline as it would normally be with apencil on one side only, from the point of the normal hairline above thenose to one temple side, placing a folded sheet upon said mark with thefolded edge in alinement withi the nose, pressing said folded sheet uponthe mark to reproduce the same on the paper, cutting the folded sheetalong said mark, and unfolding to form the desired pattern.

5. The method of making a pattern for a hair piece from a head, whichcomprises marking a line on the head with a material that will record ona surface pressed over the line, and pressing a sheet of material overthe line so as to obtain the record of the line.

Signed at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, this 2nd day ofOctober 1931.

MAX FIRESTEIN.

